The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went into Atlanta to face off against the Atlanta Falcons in an NFC South matchup on Sunday; the loser would be at the bottom of the division as both teams had a record of 3-7. The Falcons had put up 55 points the previous two weeks against the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers and were on a roll. The Buccaneers defense was going to have to try and stop this lethal offense all of a sudden.
The defense gave up a 53 yard pass on the second play of the game and it looked like it was going to be a long day once again for the unit.